Table 1:

Common types of herbal medicines (HM) used during pregnancy

Types of HM	Trimester of pregnancy use	Users n=108 n(%)
Coconut oil	3rd trimester	69 (63.9)
Unidentified herbs prepared by aborigines	3rd trimester	21 (19.4)
Unidentified herbs prepared by traditional midwives	3rd trimester	21 (19.4)
	2nd trimester	1 (0.9)
	3rd trimester	7 (6.5)
“Manjakani” (Croton caudatus)	1st trimester	3 (2.8)
“Ketam Uri”	2nd trimester	0 (0.0)
	3rd trimester	2 (1.9)
“Sanggul Kacip Fatimah”	3rd trimester	6 (5.6)
Other types of “Kacip Fatimah” (Labisia patoina, pumila)	1st trimester	7 (6.5)
Other types of HM	1st trimester2	8 (7.4)
	2nd trimester2	7 (6.5)
	3rd trimester2	8 (7.4)

^aOther types of herbal medicines used during 1^st trimester of pregnancy include “Celaka” (Plumbago zeylonica) root (n=3), “Gelam” (Melacieuca cajupati) leaf (n=1), “Tongkat ali” (Eurycoma longifolia jack) “Mas Secotek” (Ficus deltoides) (n=1), “Mata Kucing Keling” fruit (n=1), pineapple fruit (n=1), “Mengkudu” (Morinda elliptica) juice (n=1), “Ganoderma” (n=1), “Tongkui” root (n=1), boiled juice of “Durian” skin (n=1), coconut juice (n=2), “Kembang Semangkuk” (Scaphium macropadum) flower (n=1), Sea weed (n=1), Gingko (Gingko biloba) fruit (n=1), “Tamar” fruit (n=1)

^bOther typer of herbal medicines used during 2^nd trimester of pregnancy include “Ganoderma” (n=3), sea weed (n=1), “tamar” fruit (n=2), Gingko (Gingko biloba) fruit (n=1), “Tongkat Ali” (Eurycoma longifolia jack ) (n=1), “Mengkudu” (Marinda elliptica ) juice (n=1), “Mata Kucing Keling” fruit (n=1)

^cOther types of herbal medicines used during 3^rd trimester of pregnancy include cocunat juice (n=2), “Ganoderma” (n=2), see weed (n=1), “Tamar” fruit (n=2), boiled juice of “Durian” skin (n=2), “Tongkat ali” (Eurycoma longifolia jack ) (n=1), “Kembang Semangkuk” (Scaphium macropodum) flower (n=1), “Mengkudu” (Morinda elliptica) juice (n=1), “Mata Kucing Keling” fruit (n=1), Gingko (Gingko biloba) fruit (n=1)